As anyone tried JB-Weld? That is another metal replacement strategy .. but even more temporary. Also Silver soldering is better than just tin solder but...
Something that occurred to me by reading this all this. My brain sometimes short circuits and strange ideas occur to me, a sort of cross-pollination of ideas....
Norton springs were screw in springs (the post was threaded to accept a threaded head on the spring) which were used exclusively on Buescher horns from the...
Thanks for the info. I haven't run across any, if I do I'll know what to look for. I assume you could if you had to drill out the post to accept a normal...
Actually, you CAN buy the Norton springs from Ferree! They stock all of the original sizes. Now if we could only get Buescher snaps...... ... From: Steve...
I have a tenor with a few tone holes that were damaged during a re- lacquer buffing early in it's life. Despite the uneven characteristics of a few holes they...
Probably farther than you think! The amount of height you can lose varies with the tone hole in question, since they are different sizes. Of course, you can...
I bought a set of new pearls for my Martin soprano. As expectected, they are too large to fit in the pearl holders. Any ideas on how to get them down to size...
I seriously doubt that the actual height of the tone hole chimneys would make much difference in terms of intonation, even if you got rid of the whole chimney,...
When I have to make adjustments, I usually use an emery board. As far as keeping them round, you just have to be careful! If you want to glue them in, I use...
... Steve, thanks for the response. I started using a sapphire nail file but the pearls need to be reduced by about 2.5mm. Last night, after getting tied of...
Ed myers in San antonio Texas has a pearl powder that you mix with an epoxy to make custom pearls. It works great for unusual sized and shaped pearls. Tim...
Does Myers have a web site. Or if you could provide their phone number. Thanks Steve ... an epoxy to make custom pearls. It works great for unusual sized and ...
I have mixed ordinary baking soda with CA glue and gotten good results. ... From: Steve Costenbader [mailto:scoste@...] Sent: Saturday, December 04,...
Steve, The website fo Ed Myers is www.edmyersusa.com. Ph. 800-228-9188. ... From: Steve Costenbader To: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
That's right Steve. I hear a lot about tonehole height & intonation, Ferron even likes to tune them that way. I would say that domed vs. flat resonators would...
Ok, now I'm not happy with the pearls I have. While they do have that multi-colored thing going on, they are not real MOP. I just can't install these...
Jon, Drop me a line and I'll help you out. I keep a good stock. The plan was (and is) to add pearls to the site but that is taking some time. (910) 845-3524 ...
Hey Curt, Any thoughts on custom pearls. Cannonball offers stones, tiger eye etc. Or different colors of MOP. MOP as you know comes in various colors,...
I have seen various stones, materials used for trumpets. Jade, turquoise, etc. Jim Scimonette haa used some various colored materials in place of pearl....
Happy Holidays and a Great New Year to all. I guess everyone is busy this time of year. The group has been silent of late. Remember don't drink and fix horns...
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